Bubble fountain device



D. N. JOHNSON BUBBLE FOUNTAIN DEVICE May 8, 1956 Filed July 6, 1954 INVENTOR. Dona/a/ M fififison flamwm Arr TORNEYS- BUBBLE FOUNTAIN DEVICE Donald N. Johnson, Greenwood, R. 1.

Application July 6, 1954, Serial No. 441,473

4 Claims. (Cl. 299-9) This invention relates to improvements in a drinking bubble fountain which is attachable to conventional faucets.

An object of the invention is to provide a bubble fountain which may be easily attached to conventional faucets and arranged to direct a stream of water at a desired angle. I

Another object of the invention is to provide a bubble fountain which may be made of a size to be conveniently carried in the pocket or purse of :the user.

A more specific object of the invention is to provide a bubble fountain of the above character which is so constructed as to provide for assembling of the parts thereof without the use of tools.

Another object of the invention is to provide a bubble fountain having a bubble head capable of being positioned to direct the stream of Water at any angle.

Another object of the invention is to'provide a bubble fountain which will be economical of manufacture and durable in use.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists of certain novel features of construction as will be more fully described and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawing:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a conventional faucet illustrating my improved bubbler fountain attached thereto;

Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectional view drawn to an enlarged scale of the bubbler shown in Figure -1;

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken substantially along line 3-3 of Figure 2 showing the resilient attaching means for securing the bubbler head to the tubular conduit;

Figure 4 is a sectional view taken substantially along line 4-4 of Figure 2;

Figure 5 is a longitudinal sectional view of the bubbler head;

Figure 6 is a perspective view of the U-spring attaching means shown in section in Figure 3; and

Figure 7 is a perspective viewof the spring clip shown in section in Figure 2.

Referring to the drawing for a more detailed description of the invention, 10 designates the bubbler which comprises a tubular conduit or body 11 which maybe made of any suitable metallic or synthetic material such as a thermoplastic material. The body 11 is bent on a curvature as at 12 and then extends angularly to form an end portion 13 adaptable to be inserted in the spout 14 of a conventional faucet 1-5. The body 11 is detachably held to the faucet by means of a spring clip 16 having an end portion 17 folded upon itself in spaced relation as shown and insertedinto the end portion 13 to resiliently engage the wall thereof which is flattened as at 18 so as to provide greater purchase for the clip 16. The clip 16 is 2,744,784 Patented May s, 1956 made- ,of 5a1-width. to ;also provide for frictional engage ment of the opposite edges thereof with the adjacent wall portion of the body. The other end portion 19 of the clip is made generally circular with the free end 20 curled back for ready insertion of the bubbler on the spout 14 of the faucet. The frictional contact between the clip 16 and the body 11 is much greater than the resilient engagement between the clip 16 and the wall of the spout 14 to assure against separation of said clip from the body 11 when removing the bubbler from the spout.

The bubbler head 21 is generally of a conical form having a central bore 22 therethrough which is counterbored to provide an enlarged bore section 23 which is connected to the bore' portion of smaller diameter by a tapered bore section forming a shoulder 24. .There is positioned in the bore section 23 a generally U-shaped coupling member 25 which bottoms against the shoulder 24 and is frictionally held to the wall of the bore 23. The member 25 is made of relatively stilf but resilient material and has resilient arms 26 which extend generally parallel to each other and are spaced apart a distance slightly less than the diameter of the body 11.

The head 21 is assembled on the body 11 by inserting the body between the resilient arms 26'which provides a resilient bearing for the body 11. The head is rotatable axially of the body Ill and may be swung from side to side lengthwise of the arms 26 as shown in broken lines in Figure 2. Thus, by a combined rotary .and lateral motion, the head 21 may be related at any desired angular relation with the body 11 within the full 360 degrees.

It will be apparent from the above description that the several parts of the bubbler may be assembled together .be apparent that the size of the bubbler may be made of a size suflicient to provide a satisfactory drink and yet sutliciently small to be carried on the person of the user.

Conventional faucets have spouts which project at various angles to the body thereof, which generally extend in a vertical direction. As will be apparent, the mounting of the bubbler head 21 provides in effect a universal joint between the body 11 and the head 21. Thus, the head 21 may be turned or swiveled to any desired angle relative to the faucet spout 1-4 in order to direct the bubbler stream at a most desired angle.

The bubbler has been described for use as a drinking fountain. There are other uses to which the device is particularly adapted. As by way of example, the bubbler may be employed in hair washing for directing a stream of rinsing water to the hair.

I claim:

1. In combination with a water faucet, a bubble fountain having a body withone end portion thereof adapted to be inserted into the spout of said faucet, a resilient clip on said body to support and hold said inserted end portion against one side of said-spout, a bubble head, a U-shape member frictionally received in said head, said body being resiliently held between the arms of said U- shape member for movement relative to said arms.

2. In combination as set forth in claim 1 wherein said resilient clip is a spring frictionally secured to said body.

3. In combination as set forth in claim 1 wherein said resilient clip is of spring material having three spaced arms, one of which is frictionally received within said body and said one side of said spout is positioned and engaged -by the other of said arms.

4. A bubble fountain for attachment to a faucet comprising a tubular body having one end portion thereof adapted to be inserted within the spout of the faucet,

means to secure said' end to a faucet, a bubbler head having a bore at its discharge end and a-iargenboreat its other end forming a shoulder between said bores, a U-shape resilient member having a bridging portion and arms engaging said shoulder and of a dimension to be frictionally retained in said larger bore with the arms of the member engaging opposite sides of said tubular body for rot atively and rockably mounting said head on an end of said body. e

UNITED STATES PATENTS i A'skin Jan. 18, 1921 Bart May 3,1921 Rosay Mar. 5, 1929 Qnisling Nov. 11, 1930 Snyder June 28, 1949 

